Mario takes to the skies and beyond in another outing to save the Princess. As the Mushroom Kingdom prepares to celebrate the arrival of a comet that appears in the skies every hundred years, Princess Peach sends Mario an invitation to attend. As Mario arrives, Bowser and minions attack the Kingdom and once again kidnap the Princess... and her entire castle. Mario gives chase but is lost as the ship leaves the atmosphere and ends up on a space station built on the visiting comet overseen by the mysterious Rosalina. It's up to Mario to brave new galaxies, find the elusive Power Stars, and bring his friends home.

Super Mario Galaxy plays similarly to Super Mario 64, as Mario explores his latest 3D world defying gravity, crossing various terrains, and even running upside down across the planet surfaces. Bouncing from planet to planet, Mario must collect Star Bits and coins, using his usual jump attacks and spins (now controlled with movement from the Wii Remote). The Wii Remote is also used to collect out of reach Star Bits and also can be controlled by a second player.

In addition, Mario can find new suits (similar to Super Mario Bros. 3) that give him the ability to turn into the ghostly Boo Mario, the high-flying Bee Mario, launch fireballs as Fire Mario and skate across frozen lakes as Ice Mario. New challenges also await Mario including ray surfing, balancing on a high-speed ball, floating inside bubbles, and other challenges in his quest to get all 120 stars. Even Luigi lends a hand in the search, making valuable contributions to the adventure.

Players can also take a snapshot of the worlds they've completed along with their best record times and send them to their friends via Wi-Fi.

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Alternate Titles

"Super Mario Wii" -- Korean Title
"Sūpā Mario Gyarakushī" -- Japanese Title
"SMG" -- Informal Title
"スーパーマリオギャラクシー" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

Nintendo proves, once again, why they are the king of the 3D platformer	Nick Rycar (164)
Breathes new life into platformers, but still doesn't go beyond it's true potential	Matt Neuteboom (939)
A Study in Exquisite Game Design.	So Hai (208)
Mario Galaxy is by far the best 3D platformer ever made.	Samuel Donato (419)

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The Press Says

NintendoWorldReport	Nov 12, 2007	10 out of 10	100
G4 TV: X-Play	Nov 13, 2007		100
Lawrence	Nov 22, 2007	9.9 out of 10	99
Nintendojo	2008	9.8 out of 10	98
Gamer 2.0	Nov 20, 2007	9.6 out of 10	96
Kombo.com	Nov 13, 2007	9.6 out of 10	96
Vgames	Dec 14, 2007	96 out of 100	96
The A.V. Club	Nov 26, 2007	A-	91
Game Shark	Nov 21, 2007	A-	91
Game Critics	Dec 12, 2007	9 out of 10	90

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Trivia

In the fall of 2007, it was discovered that certain letters on the box cover are marked with stars, and they spell the phrase "UR MR GAY" [you're mr. gay]. The question is, how did this get past Nintendo's proofreaders?

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Guy Chapman (1673) on Nov 24, 2007.